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Wisconsin Senate PFAS bill “too focused on protecting polluters”

November 14, 2023

The bill would result in PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ being treated differently than other hazardous substances under Wisconsin’s Spill’s Law. As written, the bill could limit the Department of Natural Resource’s ability to order remediation of PFAS on private property.…

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Fallout of ‘Forever Chemicals’

November 14, 2023

Some states have found PFAS tainting their milk and meat and contaminating crops. What are the health consequences of population-wide exposure to these toxic chemicals?…

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Senate PFAS bill amendment falls short, but broad support remains for critical component of the bill

October 10, 2023

However, we know there is broad bipartisan support for the Municipal Grant Program provision in the bill. We call on the legislature to introduce the Municipal Grant Program as a standalone piece of legislation...…

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Under the Lens: Hazardous Air Pollutants in Wisconsin

October 3, 2023

Over half of people of color in Wisconsin cities live within one mile of a facility that emits Hazardous Air Pollution. By Paul…

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Wisconsin’s Vanishing Bee

September 19, 2023

In this episode, we walk deep into the Wisconsin woods for the rarest of discoveries: a nest of endangered Rusty Patched Bumblebee queens.…

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Evers’ Veto Supports Cleaner, Healthier Wisconsin Communities

August 4, 2023

Wisconsin communities will retain the ability to adopt policies phasing out the use of dangerous fossil fuels, thanks to Gov. Evers’ veto of Senate Bill 49.…

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Under the Lens: Visualizing Ammonia Air Pollution

June 27, 2023

  It’s summer, and in Wisconsin, that means peak season for dangerous ammonia air pollution. A new analysis of satellite imagery by Clean…

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Clean Wisconsin weighs-in on major PFAS bill, calls for changes to language that could weaken spills law

June 5, 2023

Bill provides funding to help Wisconsin communities address “forever chemicals” but could constrain state’s ability to hold polluters accountable.…

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Proposed federal PFAS limits signal growing concern over health risks of “forever chemicals”

March 14, 2023

The proposed federal PFAS limits are far lower and more expansive than current Wisconsin standards. Today the Environmental Protection Agency issued its first ever proposed limits for PFAS under the Safe Drinking Water Act.…

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Crisis of Contamination: Toxic PFAS in our Great Lakes

January 23, 2023

University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers say they’ve linked toxic PFAS contamination in Lake Michigan's Green Bay to Tyco. Hear what needs to happen now to get a handle on growing PFAS contamination across Wisconsin and the world.…

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